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March 29, 2010
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Piazzolla... the man who invigorated the Tango Porteño with his Nuevo Tango idea...
Take the lyricism of the tango, a music born in the whorehouses of the Argentinian port, almost at the same time as jazz was born in New Orleans, then add it to circle-of-fifths chord progressions reminicent of ... more |
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March 29, 2010
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This recording is nothing special... The climaxes clog sonically in the worst fashion. That says something about the so-so quality of the orchestra. The best recent recording of this work is the Pittsburgh on Pentatone... Pittsburgh outplays all the competition on this piece, including the Vienna ... more |
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November 20, 2009
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Terrible disc... Bass shy... The hall is resonant, but the bass frequencies are not on the recording. Furthermore the performance is terrible and completely prosaic, and pedestrian. The orchestra has ensemble problems, including a wind section that does some seriously sloppy playing. Also, the ... more |
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November 12, 2009
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BRAVO!!! Brilliant recording of difficult works by American genius, Frank Zappa. There is also a very goofy arrangement of Ravel's Bolero to finish the disc.
If you are interested in great performances of Frank Zappa's music (which, by the way, was honored by none other than Pierre Boulez as one ... more |
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November 12, 2009
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BRAVO! Great sounding disc or an impassioned performance! I am only sorry we will not get a complete set of the rest of the VW symphonies from this group. The bass response will rock your home and listening room! The performance has all the passion and energy it requires. Good as the Spano/Atlanta ... more |
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